NSW man accused of stabbing murder
AAP
A man is facing a murder charge after a 20-year-old was fatally stabbed in the NSW Hunter region.
The alleged victim succumbed to his injuries shortly after arriving at Cessnock District Hospital on Friday night.
Police say they broke up a brawl in the hospital car park, where they found another 20-year-old man suffering a minor stab wound to the arm.
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A third man, also 20, was arrested in Cessnock and questioned overnight, and has now been charged with murder.
The accused man was refused bail during an appearance before Maitland Local Court on Saturday and is due to reappear before Cessnock Local Court on Wednesday.
He has also been charged with carrying a cutting weapon and reckless wounding.
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